Kelly HayesAugust 4, 2020
4min352
Rayner faces three opponents in the Aug. 18 primary.
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Kelly HayesAugust 4, 2020Kelly HayesAugust 3, 20203min330
Rayner faces three fellow Democrats in the Aug. 18 primary.
Kelly HayesAugust 2, 2020
4min2719
Racial profiling or misunderstanding?
Kelly HayesJuly 22, 2020
6min1079
Should the only White candidate in a predominately Black district step aside?
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 6, 2020
5min909
Newton is the third Democrat to join the District 7 race.
Jacob OglesAugust 26, 2018
3min304
After incurring hundreds in fines for poor campaign finance filings, state House candidate Vito Sheeley had a check returned because it hadn’t been filled out correctly. In a letter to Sheeley’s campaign, state Bureau of Election Records Chief Kristi Reid Willis pointed out inconsistencies — the dollar amount on the fine check and the words […]
Jacob OglesAugust 12, 20185min472
State House candidate Vito Sheeley this month got slapped with a fine from the Division of Elections for sloppy financial reporting. The St. Petersburg Democrat blamed the issue on a transition to a new campaign treasurer but doesn’t believe the hiccup will deter his attempt to defeat incumbent state Rep. Wengay Newton this month in state […]
Mitch PerryAugust 10, 2016
3min175
St. Petersburg City Council Vice Chair Darden Rice is backing her former council and PSTA colleague Wengay Newton in the Florida House District 70 contest. “Wengay “Newt” Newton has been a longtime leader on many issues, including education, youth employment, and mass transit issues in our region. I have seen firsthand his impressive dedication and diligence on the […]
Mitch PerryAugust 2, 2016
5min344
[Updated with response from Pinellas Realtors Organization.] CJ Czaia, a Manatee County-based personal injury attorney running for the Democratic nomination in House District 70, paid $1,000 last month to St. Petersburg community activist Theresa “Mama Tee” Lassiter for political consulting work. Lassiter is a well-known and somewhat controversial community activist in South St. Petersburg. “She had a one-time payment to […]
Mitch PerryJuly 18, 2016
5min367
The Reverend Manuel Sykes, who had intended to be a candidate in the House District 70 race this year but was disqualified when he failed to sign his disclosure form, said Sunday he’s backing Palmetto personal injury attorney C.J. Czaia in the race. “I want to work with him,” Sykes said shortly after finishing his Sunday service at Bethel Community […]